释义 |
bund I. \ˈbən(d)\ dialect Britain variant of bound II. \ˈbənd\ noun (-s) Etymology: Hindi band, from Persian; akin to Sanskrit bandha fetter — more at band I 1. : an embankment used especially in India to control the flow of water (as on a river or on irrigated land) 2. : an embanked thoroughfare along a river or the sea especially in the Far East III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Far East : to construct a bund (as for the control of flowing water) : embank IV. \ˈbu̇nd, ˈbənd, ˈbu̇nt\ noun (-s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: German, from Middle High German bunt; akin to Middle Dutch bont league, Middle Low German bunt, Old Saxon gibund bundle, Old English byndel — more at bundle : federation, league, confederacy, association; especially : a politically oriented association of people |